[support] Registration module question...

Hans Langouche hans.langouche at gmail.com
Thu Dec 5 18:30:51 UTC 2013 

Re the views part, views have an export function from the ui to create a
view in code.  Also look at the features module, it provides a ui to create
modules from views, content types, panels and more (it's often used for
deployment as well).  Both use an existing default views hook.
On 5 Dec 2013 18:41, <Philip_Wetzel at nhd.uscourts.gov> wrote:

> Hi David,
> Ah yes,  That makes sense to me!   And low and behold the Nid is an
> available field.
> You're right    node/[nid]/register is what I want.
>
> I had started writing PHP that does a db_query for all nodes of a certain
> type...
> Essentially, a home grown view.  That way, I would have the NID at my
> disposal.
> I think I'll table that and try your way.
>
> It was a great feeling when views started making sense to me.  This could
> be better!
> I'm trying hard to expand my Drupal horizons while I can.  I'm a long
> time .Net coder
> that fell into this Drupal opportunity 6 months ago.  I certainly have more
> than I would
> if I had done this writing .Net code 6 months ago.  Plus, it'll be
> maintainable by non-coders
> long after I have left.
>
> I'm trying to visualize how I would take this functionality and package it
> up into a module.
> Feel free to have fun if I'm way off here.   Create a .info and .module
> file.  In the .module
> I would want to write a hook into views that would create my custom view?
> It's reasonable to say module writers are PHP coders?
>
> Thanks a bunch,
> Phil
>
>
>
>
>
> From:   "Metzler, David" <metzlerd at evergreen.edu>
> To:     "'support at drupal.org'" <support at drupal.org>,
> Date:   12/05/2013 11:43 AM
> Subject:        Re: [support] Registration module question...
> Sent by:        support-bounces at drupal.org
>
>
>
> I just got done doing something similar where I was creating a "contest"
> node type with associated "entry" nodes.  I used entityreference and
> entityreference_prepopulate to allow me to create relationships between two
> nodes, and again I was left with trying to figure out how to generate a
> link for the user to create this content associated with the correct node.
>
>
> The basic strategy for generating the link was as follows
>
> First create a "view" that shows a single node with fields (or a list),
> with whichever of them you'd like to show.  Next add the nid as a field to
> the view. This field will eventually become your link.   In the
> configuration of the nid field choose "Rewrite Results".  Check the
> "Rewrite the output of this field" options and type in the text you want
> this link to appear as. Check the "Output this field as a link" option
> specify the link path that you'd like to see.  In your case it's probably
> node/[nid]/register , but in my case I was building
> node/add/entry?field_contest=[nid] and entityprepopulate took care of
> defaulting in the referenced entity and hiding the field for the user.
>
> This magic is basically how Organic Groups works these days which is where
> I found the information.
>
> Hope that strategy helps you.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: support-bounces at drupal.org [mailto:support-bounces at drupal.org] On
> Behalf Of Philip_Wetzel at nhd.uscourts.gov
> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 7:39 AM
> To: support at drupal.org
> Subject: Re: [support] Registration module question...
>
> Hi Steve,
> Thanks so much for taking the time to help me through this.  I will do my
> best to return the effort somehow.
>
> I wiped everything out and started over.  Followed your steps.  I've pretty
> much been this far before.  Now, when I view the node (logged in as admin)
> I see the event content with 4 tabs.
> This is fine for the person that is going to administer the event.   They
> can view/edit the event, see who
> is registered, register someone, etc.  I've created a view to better refine
> that.
>
> Now, comes my problem.  I think I know some of the steps, but can't quite
> get it all the way yet.
> I want to have anyone off the street be able to go to our site, get a list
> of all the events.
> No problem there, create a view.
>
> Each event will have a link to the registration form and will allow them to
> register.
> This is pretty much where I fall on my face every time.
> If I go to the event I created in this case and clicked on the register
> tab, the URL
> would be localhost/node/467/register.   I could easily hard code a link and
> do
> it manually.  Of course, that is no good.
>
> I can almost see how to do this with PHP, but I imagine there's a way to do
> this without.
> I find it hard to believe that this wheel doesn't already exist.
> You certainly don't want your registrants to see the "manage Registrations"
> tab.
> But, out of the box this is the only way I see to do it.
>
> As I said, the Toronto Web Developer guy does exactly that, (with Node
> References).
> I've been through his video dozens of times, and I always end up close but
> no cigar.
> As I said, he's on Drupal 7, but I think the video was recorded prior to
> the release of the Registrations module.  Actually, I just checked on that
> a little.  The video was uploaded
> May 15, 2011.    Looks like Entity Registration's first dev release was
> released 4 months later.
>
> At the very least, writing up my little dilemma helps me think it through.
> I think a PHP solution
> is starting to materialize in my mind.  If I was smart I would take this
> opportunity to figure out
> modules, and hooks, and what not.    I saw the Simplest module example and
> understand it.
> OK, I need to stop finger babbling and get my brain in gear.
>
> Thanks,
> Phil
>
>
>
>
>
> From:            Steve Kessler <skessler at denverdataman.com>
> To:              "support at drupal.org" <support at drupal.org>,
> Date:            12/04/2013 03:21 PM
> Subject:                 Re: [support] Registration module question...
> Sent by:                 support-bounces at drupal.org
>
>
>
> Here is what I do.
>
> 1.  Create registration type
> 2.  Create a content type with a registration field.
> 3. Create a node of the new content field that selects the registration
> type  that I created.
>
> This has worked very well for me.
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 6:58 AM, <Philip_Wetzel at nhd.uscourts.gov> wrote:
>   Thanks Steve,
>   It helps, but it's a bit beyond my current level of Drupal expertise.  I
>   think I'm
>   so close I can taste it.  I think I have everything I need (modules or
>   coding) and it's just a matter
>   of setup.
>
>   Yaworski of Toronto Website Developer is doing exactly what I want to do,
>   but I think the combination
>   of modules he is using is just prior to when all of this was integrated
>   into one module (Registrations).
>   Specifically, he sets up the "Click to Register" feature right about 2:40
>   in the youtube video below.
>
>   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CHC8I9xZIg
>
>   He uses node references.  I go through the steps, but I don't end up with
>   a
>   link to my registration page.
>   I don't end up with a link at all.
>   I think the answer is staring me in the face, but I just can't see the
>   trees through the forest.
>   Phil
>
>
>
>   From:   Steve Kessler <skessler at denverdataman.com>
>   To:     "support at drupal.org" <support at drupal.org>,
>   Date:   12/03/2013 12:06 PM
>   Subject:        Re: [support] Registration module question...
>   Sent by:        support-bounces at drupal.org
>
>
>
>   You have a few of choices.
>
>    You can make a view and use replacement tokens.  Using the Views module
>   you could for example display your listings on a calendar or in a table.
>
>   If you want people to view the specific node then you could edit your
>   theme
>   template file to but a button on the node itself.  I think you could also
>   do this maybe even without code using the Display Suite Module  (
>   https://drupal.org/project/ds).
>
>   In terms of taking out the tab that would also require changes to your
>   theme.
>
>   Hope this helps.
>
>   -Steve
>
>
>   On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 9:34 AM, <Philip_Wetzel at nhd.uscourts.gov> wrote:
>     I'm using the registration module to create scheduled events.
>     I have a view that shows the events.
>     I would like to add a button or a link that would bring up the
>     registration
>     form for that event.
>
>     I have the title setup as a link to the original piece of content.  If
>   I
>     click on it, I get the
>     tabs (View, Edit, Manage Registrations, Register.    I want my button
>   to
>     go
>     strait to that
>     node.
>
>     For instance, the node for the event is        node/457.  I click on
>   the
>     register tab and I
>     get        node/457/register.
>
>     How can I create a button that would take me strait to
>   node/457/register?
>     Also, I would need it to not show the other 3 tabs.    I don't want the
>     people registering for the
>     event to be able to have those functions available.
>
>     Is that enough information?
>     Thanks,
>     Phil Wetzel
>
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